Equal Pay

Lord Sainsbury of Turville: My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Ms Hewitt) has made the following Written Statement.
	Along with other government organisations, the DTI and its agencies completed equal pay audits in 2003 and put in place action plans to address any concerns.
	The Cabinet Office produced an overview of audits from across the Civil Service on 27 November 2003 (see http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/civilservice/performanceandreward/performance.html).
	All DTI organisations are already taking steps to deliver on their action plans and will review equal pay as part of future pay rounds.
	Action plans and summaries have now been placed in the Libraries of the House and published on websites (see http://www.dti.gov.uk/about–dti–documents.html).